Director, Access Strategy - aT1D
About The Position
The Director, Access Strategy, aT1D is a strategic leader responsible for developing and implementing short- and long-term Type 1 diabetes access strategies across national and regional payers, institutions, and other key channel customers. The role translates complex market access concepts into clear value propositions, leads cross-functional initiatives, and provides indirect leadership to field teams. It leverages portfolio expertise and managed markets experience to create an integrated market access strategy aligned with brand objectives and global strategies. The Director defines and executes access strategies, pricing and contracting approaches, and supporting customer-facing tools and resources. The role manages budgets and external vendors, including the Agency of Record, and leads initiatives involving Marketing, Market Access Shared Services, HEVA/RWE, Finance, Legal, Manufacturing and Logistics, and Field Sales. The position reports to the Senior Director, aT1D and CV&M Access Strategy, US General Medicines. It is hybrid, with three days per week in the office in Morristown, New Jersey, or Cambridge, Massachusetts, and requires approximately 10–20% travel.
Requirements
- BA/BS and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, including market access, health economics, pricing, and reimbursement.
- Experience at a local and/or international level, with knowledge of the US and global market access and payer environments.
- Proven experience developing strategies and communicating across complex organizational structures.
- Demonstrated success leading strategic initiatives within matrix organizations without direct reporting authority.
- Strong track record of developing and delivering value propositions and strategic presentations to diverse audiences.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write and deliver presentations to professionals at all levels.
- Demonstrated relationship-building skills at all organizational levels and across geographies.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of disease market access is desirable; backgrounds in specialty products and/or buy-and-bill products are also welcome.
Responsibilities
- Develop short- and long-term access strategies, including pricing and contracting recommendations, value propositions, messaging, and in-depth market research.
- Build comprehensive market access strategies and frameworks integrating payer insights, competitive intelligence, and brand positioning to optimize patient access.
- Develop value propositions and messaging frameworks that communicate the brand’s clinical and economic value to payer audiences.
- Represent the market access customer perspective within cross-functional commercialization teams, including Brand, USMA, HEOR/RWE, Medical, Market Access Shared Services, GTMC, Finance, Pricing, Communications, Policy/Advocacy, Legal, and Public Affairs.
- Partner with Medical and HEOR/RWE teams to inform evidence-generation needs and translate clinical evidence into value proposition messaging and resources.
- Collaborate with global market access teams to align strategy development, incorporate US market insights, and support launch readiness.
- Monitor market dynamics, access challenges, competitive threats, and emerging opportunities to inform strategic planning and tactical execution.
- Create and deliver strategic presentations and communications to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Manage budgets and external vendors, including the Agency of Record, to ensure timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
- Partner with V&A colleagues within the business unit and across the organization to share best practices, customer insights, and emerging trends.
Benefits
- At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
- Company employee benefit programs; further details are available through the company benefits information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
